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Cool Whip: The very name conjures up images of tasty summer treats that even those lame lactose-intolerant (or as we like to call them, lactose-bigoted) kids can eat. But really, do you know what you're putting in your body? No? Well, for crying ... Read more

 

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]]>cool whipCoolWhipinfographicBrendan McGinley2011-01-21T15:00:00+00:00First Two Years of College Are Basically Uselesshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/first-two-years-of-college-are-basically-useless/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/first-two-years-of-college-are-basically-useless/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/first-two-years-of-college-are-basically-useless/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. College students learn very little their freshman and sophomore years. The book "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses" came to that conclusion after surveying over ... Read more

 

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]]>CollegeLearningJeremy Taylor2011-01-19T17:00:00+00:00Robot Rock Bands Intend to Replace Human Musicians Foreverhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/robot-rock-bands-expressive-machines-musical-instruments/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/robot-rock-bands-expressive-machines-musical-instruments/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/robot-rock-bands-expressive-machines-musical-instruments/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


When humanity inevitably finds itself at war with our robot nemeses, we know one thing for sure: They'll have their own theme music. Who's to blame? A music collective called Expressive Machines Musical Instruments, who have used the ... Read more

 

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]]>chuck e cheeseChuckECheesekickstartermusicroboticsRobotsShowBiz Pizza PlaceShowbizPizzaPlaceDan Solomon2011-01-19T11:30:00+00:00Better Looking People Are Smarterhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/better-looking-people-are-smarter/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/better-looking-people-are-smarter/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/better-looking-people-are-smarter/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Attractive people have significantly higher I.Q.s than their frumpier counterparts. Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist at the London School of Economics, had 52,000 people ... Read more

 

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]]>London School of EconomicsLondonSchoolOfEconomicsSatoshi KanazawaSatoshiKanazawaJeremy Taylor2011-01-18T17:00:00+00:00Ketchup Robots Make Mess, Set Robot Revolution Back 50 Yearshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/ketchup-robots-make-mess-set-robot-revolution-back-50-years/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/ketchup-robots-make-mess-set-robot-revolution-back-50-years/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/ketchup-robots-make-mess-set-robot-revolution-back-50-years/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Humanity has accomplished plenty to be proud of: We landed on the moon, created the internal combustion engine and invented the cell phone. However, perfecting a condiment-dispensing robot has always been but a dream -- our white whale, as it were. ... Read more

 

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]]>funny robot videosFunnyRobotVideosketchup robotKetchupRobotJustin Massoud2011-01-18T09:00:00+00:00Crippled and Cuddly -- The Most Awesome Animal Prostheticshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/14/animal-prosthetics/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/14/animal-prosthetics/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/14/animal-prosthetics/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Animals -- we've celebrated the deformed, the ugly, the masturbatory, and we now present you with the amputated. Because whatever an animal loses in limbs, it gains in awesomeness. Sometimes in the form of a really sweet prosthetic device. So, ... Read more

 

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]]>animal prostheticsAnimalProstheticsbionic animalsBionicAnimalscrippled animalsCrippledAnimalshandicapped animalsHandicappedAnimalsLaura Leu2011-01-14T13:30:00+00:00(Literally) Being on High Ground Makes You More Generoushttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/literally-being-on-high-ground-makes-you-more-generous/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/literally-being-on-high-ground-makes-you-more-generous/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/literally-being-on-high-ground-makes-you-more-generous/#commentsFiled under: ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Being positioned in a physically higher place seems to make people more generous and helpful to others. Researchers from the University of North Carolina conducted a series of experiments ... Read more

 

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]]>generosityHigh GroundHighGrounduniversity of north carolinaUniversityOfNorthCarolinaJeremy Taylor2011-01-13T17:00:00+00:00College Students Crave Self-Esteem Above Money and Sexhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/college-students-crave-self-esteem-above-money-and-sex/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/college-students-crave-self-esteem-above-money-and-sex/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/college-students-crave-self-esteem-above-money-and-sex/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Self-esteem is increasingly important to young people. Researchers from Ohio State University asked college students to rate how pleasurable experiences such as sex, getting paid, ... Read more

 

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]]>Brad BushmanBradBushmanOhio State UniversityOhioStateUniversitySelf EsteemSelfEsteemJeremy Taylor2011-01-12T17:00:00+00:00Technology Deprivation Resembles Drug Withdrawalhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/technology-deprivation-resembles-drug-withdrawal/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/technology-deprivation-resembles-drug-withdrawal/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/technology-deprivation-resembles-drug-withdrawal/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Being forced to stay away from computers, cell phones, iPods, television, radio and newspapers causes young people to suffer similar symptoms to drug addicts and smokers who go cold turkey. ... Read more

 

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]]>addictiontechnology deprivationtechnology withdrawalTechnologyDeprivationTechnologyWithdrawalUniversity of MarylandUniversityOfMarylandJeremy Taylor2011-01-04T17:00:00+00:00More Than 25 Percent of Kids Regularly Take Prescription Drugshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/25-percent-of-kids-take-prescription-drugs/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/25-percent-of-kids-take-prescription-drugs/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/25-percent-of-kids-take-prescription-drugs/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. More than one of four American children and teenagers take a prescription drug on a regular basis. This stat comes from Medco Health Solutions Inc., the nation's largest health-care ... Read more

 

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]]>ADHDantidepressantsasthmaims healthImsHealthKidsMedco Health SolutionsMedcoHealthSolutionsprescription drugsPrescriptionDrugsJeremy Taylor2010-12-29T17:00:00+00:00British Assault Vehicle Inspired by the Batmobilehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/autonomous-raider-combat-vehicle-batmobile/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/autonomous-raider-combat-vehicle-batmobile/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/autonomous-raider-combat-vehicle-batmobile/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


When Christopher Nolan's bulky version of the Batmobile was first unveiled, it was met with some skepticism -- taking an iconic vehicle that's remained relatively static during its on-screen history and radically redesigning it will have that effect ... Read more

 

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]]>BAE systemsBaeSystemsbatmanbatman beginsBatmanBeginsbatmobilebritish weaponsBritishWeaponschristopher nolanChristopherNolanraiderthe dark knightthe tumblerTheDarkKnightTheTumblerJustin Massoud2010-12-27T16:30:00+00:00Violent-Drunk Gene Discoveredhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/bad-drunk-gene-discovered/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/bad-drunk-gene-discovered/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/bad-drunk-gene-discovered/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Scientists may have isolated the gene that is responsible for making usually peaceful people violent and aggressive when drunk. David Goldman, of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse ... Read more

 

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]]>Bad drunksBadDrunksDavid GoldmanDavidGoldmanDNAgeneHTR2BNational Institute of Alcohol AbuseNationalInstituteOfAlcoholAbuseserotoninJeremy Taylor2010-12-23T17:00:00+00:00Robot Waiters Will Serve Food Tirelessly and Demand No Tiphttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/robot-waiters-will-serve-food-tirelessly-and-demand-no-tip/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/robot-waiters-will-serve-food-tirelessly-and-demand-no-tip/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/robot-waiters-will-serve-food-tirelessly-and-demand-no-tip/#commentsFiled under: , ,


It's a struggling actor's worst nightmare. A restaurant in southern China has replaced human food servers with robots. The seven waiter-bots have sensors that allow them to follow a track to each table; radar prevents the $6,000 units from bumping ... Read more

 

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]]>ChinaRobot WaiterrobotsRobotWaiterJeremy Taylor2010-12-23T15:00:00+00:00Wild Chimps Play With Stick Dollshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/chimpanzees-play-with-sticks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/chimpanzees-play-with-sticks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/chimpanzees-play-with-sticks/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze you drinking buddies with. Juvenile chimps play with sticks like human children play with dolls. Sonya Kahlenberg of Bates College and Richard Wrangham of Harvard University observed the behavior of wild chimps for ... Read more

 

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]]>ChimpanzeechimpsDollsplayRichard WranghamRichardWranghamSonya KahlenbergSonyaKahlenbergJeremy Taylor2010-12-22T17:00:00+00:00Video Games Make Kids Smarterhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/21/video-games-make-kids-smarter/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/21/video-games-make-kids-smarter/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/21/video-games-make-kids-smarter/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Playing video games sharpens vision, as well as the mind. Daphne Bavelier, a professor of brain and cognitive science at the University of Rochester, conducted 20 studies on the effects ... Read more

 

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]]>attentionDaphne BavelierDaphneBaveliermultitaskingUniversity of RochesterUniversityOfRochesterVideo GamesVideoGamesvisionJeremy Taylor2010-12-21T17:00:00+00:00Chilled Out People Have Increased Health Riskshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/calm-people-have-increased-health-risks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/calm-people-have-increased-health-risks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/calm-people-have-increased-health-risks/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. People who remain calm in stressful situations also have higher rates of depression and obesity, in addition to poorer overall health. Researchers from the University of Birmingham in ... Read more

 

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]]>blood pressureBloodPressurecalmnessdepressionobesityStressUniversity of BirminghamUniversityOfBirminghamJeremy Taylor2010-12-20T17:00:00+00:00Working Out on an Empty Stomach May Be Key to Fighting Weight Gainhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/working-out-on-a-empty-stomach-may-be-key-to-fighting-weight-gai/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/working-out-on-a-empty-stomach-may-be-key-to-fighting-weight-gai/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/working-out-on-a-empty-stomach-may-be-key-to-fighting-weight-gai/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. A new study suggests exercising before breakfast will counter a high-calorie diet. Researchers in Belgium had 28 healthy, young men consume a diet of 50 percent fat -- 30 percent more ... Read more

 

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]]>breakfastempty stomachEmptyStomachexerciseweight lossWeightLosswork outWorkOutJeremy Taylor2010-12-17T17:00:00+00:00Anybody Can Learn a Second Languagehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/16/cambridge-university-study-learning-new-language/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/16/cambridge-university-study-learning-new-language/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/16/cambridge-university-study-learning-new-language/#commentsFiled under: ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. The brain will learn any word it hears 160 times over 14 minutes. Neuroscientists from the University of Cambridge in England monitored the brain activity of 16 volunteers as they ... Read more

 

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]]>cambridge universityCambridgeUniversityforeign languageForeignLanguagelanguagelanguage developmentlanguage instructionLanguageDevelopmentLanguageInstructionJeremy Taylor2010-12-16T17:00:00+00:00'Beauty Sleep' Is Not a Mythhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/15/beauty-sleep-is-no-myth/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/15/beauty-sleep-is-no-myth/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/15/beauty-sleep-is-no-myth/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour to amaze you drinking buddies with. Sleep-deprived people look less attractive. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden photographed 23 young adults after they had eight hours of sleep and again after they'd been kept ... Read more

 

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]]>Attractivenessbeauty restBeauty sleepBeautyRestBeautySleepKarolinska instituteKarolinskaInstitutesleepJeremy Taylor2010-12-15T17:00:00+00:00Liberals Respond More Strongly to 'Gaze Cues' Than Conservativeshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/13/liberals-respond-more-to-eye-movement/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/13/liberals-respond-more-to-eye-movement/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/13/liberals-respond-more-to-eye-movement/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Those with a liberal ideology are more likely to shift their eyes in response to the eye movement of the person they are looking at. Researchers from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln ... Read more

 

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]]>conservativeseye movementEyeMovementeyesGaze CuesGazeCuesideologyliberalsuniversity of nebraska at lincolnUniversityOfNebraskaAtLincolnJeremy Taylor2010-12-13T17:00:00+00:00